The Moose Jaw Monarchs Juvenile Hockey Club was organized in September 1944 on a non-profit basis. The sole idea for the formation was to help youngsters get a better chance in organized hockey. In 1944 they won the Juvenile Hockey Provincial title.
The executive management were W.A. (Bill) Slater, president; S. Woodrow, vice-president; M. Murray, secretary-treasurer; R. Munro, coach, and Gymie McMillan, manager.

In the early part of the twentieth century, the children of Tuxford had been attending the Fairwell School. Attempts had been made to start a school but they were not successful.
On September 3, 1909, the first school meeting was held and the Tuxford School District No. 2486 was formed with D.E. Macintyre as chair, E.J. Golden as secretary-treasurer and J.H. Storry, Alex Forrest and John B. Calver as trustees.
Property was bought in northwest of the village of Tuxford (SW5-19-26 W2) and a tender was awarded to George A. Sloan in October. Charles S. Stewart was hired as a teacher on December 28 and he began classes on January 3, 1910.
This school operated until 1921, when a two room brick building began operation. The wooden structure was moved to another area of the town and used as a residence.
In 1963, a new school constructed of cinder block came into use.
By 1974, only one classroom of younger children (grades 1 to 5) remained with the balance being bussed to Moose Jaw. Olive (Thomas) Wells, the last teacher, retired and the school was closed.

The Moose Jaw Agricultural Society was formed on July 26, 1884 at a meeting of farmers and others interested in forming an agricultural society. The meeting was held in the Florida and MacIntosh Hall. H.C. Battell was appointed chairman of the meeting and W. Goodwin acted as secretary. A motion was made by William Poulton and seconded by William Watson, “That in the opinion of this meeting it is advisable to form an association known as “The Moose Jaw Agricultural Society” for the purpose of advancing the interests of the farmers in the Moose Jaw district and of agriculture in general.” Following discussion, this motion was carried unanimously.
The first officers elected were H.C. Battell, president; William Watson, vice-president; J. Watson, secretary. A committee of directors elected were Messers. MacIntosh, Cline, J.E. Boys, W. Grayson, G. Grayson, McDougall, J.H. Boys, David Boys, Rorrison, McCarrole, Cudmore, Ivon, Duston, Bowden, Goodwin, Gilmour, Nicol and William Pitblado. The first directors meeting was held on August 9, 1884.
Through the efforts of the Moose Jaw Agricultural Society, the Robin Hood Flour Mills were established in Moose Jaw. The Society brought the need of a community hospital before the Town Council. In 1906 the Moose Jaw General Hospital was officially opened. The Society was instrumental in having the Canadian Pacific Railway plough fire guards to prevent prairie fires. In the early years following unsuccessful crops, the Society negotiated with the C.P.R. authorities for seed grain, on credit, to be distributed to needy farmers. It petitioned that farmers be allowed to take up second homesteads on cancelled lands without going forty miles from their first one. It brought in new varieties of cereal grains and vegetables.
The Moose Jaw Agricultural Society worked to improve farming methods. One of its first achievements was organizing an annual fair and exhibition in 1884. The Agricultural Society ran the fair until 1917 when the Moose Jaw Exhibition Board took over. As early as 1884, exhibits of sheaves, grains and roots were sent to the London Exhibition. Many prizes and championships have been won for grain and livestock at exhibitions and fairs, including the Toronto Royal and Chicago International fairs.
The Society has sponsored summer, fall and seed grain fairs, plowing matches, stallion shows, seed drilling, standing fields of grain , summerfallow, better farming, garden and yard competitions. It has hosted forums and sponsored programs, some jointly with the Horticultural and Poultry Associations.

The Society was always involved in the education of farmers and of young people. Many courses, seminars and activities were available in conjunction with the Saskatchewan Agricultural Societies’ Association, the provincial Department of Agriculture and the University of Saskatchewan Extension Division. In the early years farm camps were held during the summers in Regina and Saskatoon. Boys would win prizes, medals and scholarships. Boys and Girls clubs were sponsored beginning with the Tuxford Swine Club in 1927. In 1952 these clubs became 4-H Clubs to include grain, dairy, beef, home crafts and poultry clubs. The Agricultural Society actively encouraged and supported these clubs.
Members of the Moose Jaw Agricultural Society held an annual fall banquet, at which time the Farmer of the Year Award was presented. Some of its members have been inducted into the Saskatchewan Agriculture Hall of Fame.
The Moose Jaw Agricultural Society was a member of the Saskatchewan Agricultural Societies’ Association. It was in District #8 in the South-West Region. In 1987, the Saskatchewan Agricultural Societies’ Association was restructured to form a new association known as the Saskatchewan Association of Agricultural Societies and Exhibitions Inc. In 1992, the Government of Saskatchewan (Saskatchewan Rural Development) announced they would no longer provide operating grants to agricultural societies, exhibitions and horticultural societies.
The last meeting of the Moose Jaw Agricultural Society was held on Thursday, December 3, 1992. Other organizations and agencies do the work that the Society once did. The Moose Jaw Agricultural Society decided to disband and turn over its remaining funds to the Saskatchewan 4-H Foundation. The records of 108 years of existence were donated to the Moose Jaw Public Library.

On October 23, 1929 a small group of women met at the Moose Jaw Public Library for the purpose of forming an art association. The meeting was chaired by Mrs. Laird. They decided to call the group the Moose Jaw Women’s Art Association. The first executive elected were Miss E. Vaughan, president; Miss Anna Hild, recording secretary; Miss Florence Johnstone, treasurer; Miss Ellis Johnstone, archivist.

The aims of the association were the encouragement of art, sculpture and handicrafts among women which could be enlarged to include music and drama; to hold exhibitions and provide scholarships; to acquire fine pieces of painting and sculpture; and to work towards the establishment of a fine arts museum.
After a short period the association became affiliated with the Women’s Art Association of Canada.

The Moose Jaw Women’s Art Association was divided into eight groups which met in the afternoons and evenings. Members could attend any or all of the groups depending on their interests. Varied handicraft work included crepe paper flowers, copper work, bead pictures, tin can creations, rugs, quilts, needlepoint, leatherwork, jewelry and hand painted china. Paintings were only one small part of the association. They held teas, bazaars, displays, meetings, sponsored exhibitions, hosted speakers and social events. Annually they held a banquet. In 1956 the Association entered a craft display in the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, and won a bronze medal. They acquired a collection of paintings that were hung in the Public Library for the enjoyment of all Moose Jaw citizens. Paintings also hung in their club rooms and some were donated to the Moose Jaw Art Museum.

Over the years, the Association had several meeting places, from a room in the YMCA, then the Binnings Store, to the Bank of Montreal chambers and then the Johnstone building. Presidents included Miss E. Vaughan, 1929; Mrs. W.A. Beynon, 1930, 1935; Mrs. F.G. Tolhurst, 1931-1932; Mrs. Hansberger, 1933-1934; Mrs. N.R. Craig, 1936-1937, 1947-1948; Mrs. A.W. Nairn, 1938; Mrs. R. Pugh, 1939; Mrs. J. Campbell, 1940; Miss E. Robinson, 1941-1942; Miss R. Way, 1943-1944; Mrs. Greta M. Vance, 1945-1946; Mrs. T.M. Sutherland, 1949; Mrs. Roy Wilson, 1950; Mrs. C. Pascoe, 1951; Mrs. J.J. McDonald, 1952-1953; Mrs. H.A. Brown, 1954-1955; Mrs. L.R. Carr, 1956; Mrs. W. McKay, 1957-1958; Mrs. E.E. McGuire, 1959-1960; Mrs. Alice B. West, 1961-1962; Mrs. Emily Lyon, 1963-1964; Miss Jean Wilkinson, 1965-1966; Mrs. Vida Brown, 1967-1968; Mrs. Laura Grieve, 1969. In 1929 the Association started with less than 20 members. In 1956 there were 150 members, in 1957 there were over 200 members, in 1968 there were 32 members.

At the April 1969 meeting it was discussed whether or not the Association should disband. It was carried in a motion that the club should carry on into the fall and see how they stood financially.

They disbanded shortly after this (in 1969). The remaining assets (4 paintings) were placed in the Moose Jaw Art Museum.

The Saskatchewan Technical Institute Palliser campus was originally located in Regina, however, in 1959, Piggott Construction began building a new campus in Moose Jaw. The college was called the Saskatchewan Technical Institute until 1989 when it merged with the Coteau Range Community College and became Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology Palliser Campus. The school focuses on technical and skill training. There are over 15 000 students at the school’s four campuses in Moose Jaw, Regina, Prince Albert and Saskatoon.

The T. W. Robinson Company was established in 1883 by Titus W. Robinson. The business was a department store located at 28-30 Main Street (116 Main St. North), Moose Jaw. In 1912, the store’s name changed to Robinson-MacBean Ltd. W. F. MacBean was the company’s secretary and treasurer. He later became the managing director of the store after T. W. Robinson’s death on October 2, 1913 in Toronto. The original store was two storeys with a basement. From 1912-1914, a new building was constructed for the department store. Three storeys were added to the existing building. When that was completed, the two lower levels were removed and built again to correspond with the three upper floors. No disruption to service occurred during the construction of the new building. The new structure had five storeys and a basement – it was at one time the tallest building on Main Street. The store had various departments, including: dry goods, men’s wear, ladies’ wear, shoes, house furnishings, and china and glassware.
The Robinson-MacBean department store made news in 1923 when four night constables were arrested for breaking and entering and theft. The constables had in their possession ‘Niagara Maid silk bloomers’ that were only sold at Robinson-MacBean’s store. In 1928, the store was renamed to MacBean’s Ltd and remained at 116 Main St. North until 1931. The building was vacant for a few years before the Army and Navy Department Store moved into the building.

The Moose Jaw and District Hospice Care Association Inc. was incorporated in 1983. It was organized by a group of professional and lay people with a shared concern about care for the terminally ill. In 1983 at a meeting Dr. R.W.A. Hepburn moved and Cheryl Craig seconded that a process be initiated to form a non-profit organization. The steering committee appointed to plan a public meeting were Dr. R.W.A. Hepburn, Marion Riley, Norma Hopps, Ruth Taylor, Cheryl Craig, Sheila Phillips and Eleanor Stamm. Ruth Taylor and Eleanor Stamm were asked to continue as acting chairman and secretary, respectively. Herb Taylor volunteered to act as treasurer. The first public meeting was set to take place on November 23, 1983 at St Michael’s and All Angels Church. The three short term objectives of the group were 1) education of the general public and professionals, 2) organization and training of volunteers, 3) fund-raising.

The board of directors was composed of local people representing a number of disciplines and services which directly and indirectly affect those who are dying and their families. Involved with hospice care were the Victoria Order of Nurses, Thunder Creek Home Care, Moose Jaw Union Hospital, Providence Hospital, Moose Jaw Ministerial Association, nursing homes, funeral homes, social workers and volunteers. A volunteer training program was in place to train people to care for the terminally ill and their families during their illness and bereavement.

In June 1993 a special board meeting was held to discuss amalgamation with Thunder Creek Home Care. The aim for amalgamation was to provide optimum care as well as to avoid the duplication of services. Any members wanting to volunteer services would be most welcome by Thunder Creek. The volunteer program was transferred to Thunder Creek Home Care. Over the summer appropriate action was take to dissolve the Association. A motion was carried at the final board meeting on September 7, 1993 that the Non-profit Corporate Act Articles of Incorporation be amended to state that all assets go to the Providence Hospital for palliative care programming. The books, videos, filing cabinet and answering machine would be donated to the
Palliative Care Program at Providence Place. The minutes of meetings would be placed in the
Archives Department at the Moose Jaw Public Library, and Walter Pritchard would keep the financial records for six years.

By 1907 the Moose Jaw River had become a heavily used recreational centre. The Moose Jaw aquatic Club was formed as a non-profit organization with the prime interest to foster aquatic sports and a place where the young people of the city could meet in wholesome and worthwhile athletic and social activities.

In 1912 the Club hired local architect Sholto Smith to design a club house on the riverbank. The official opening was held on August 7, 1913. During the 1920's and 1930's the Club thrived, hosting swimming and boating events, regattas, and dances. It became affiliated with the Canadian Amateur Swimming Association. In 1934, Phyllis Dewar, a Club member won 4 gold medals in swimming at the British Commonwealth Games.

In 1948 the club house sustained damage due to vandalism and flooding. In the late 1950's the building was moved south from the river up the bank to its present location of 276 Home Street East and was altered. It is now the home of the South Saskatchewan Wildlife Club, known as the Sportsman’s Centre.

It is unclear what happened to the members of the Aquatic Club. There is no documentation in the Library Archives as to when the Club ceased. Other swim clubs were formed and probably absorbed the members of the Aquatic Club.

Heritage Moose Jaw is a non-profit organization that aims to preserve and promote the community’s history. The organization values heritage as a source of identity and pride for the citizens of Moose Jaw. They offer heritage homes tours and cemetery tours. Heritage Moose Jaw meets once a month on Tuesday evenings.

Army and Navy Department Store Ltd. was founded in 1919 by Samuel Cohen in Vancouver, British Columbia. The store sold army surplus goods, however, as the demand for army supplies declined after WWI, Cohen began selling other materials. The organization buys leftover merchandise from wholesalers and retailers in eastern Canada and sells that merchandise in western Canada. Jacqui Cohen, Samuel Cohen’s granddaughter, is the owner, president and CEO of the company.

There are 6 locations in Alberta and British Columbia.
The Army and Navy Department Store’s Moose Jaw location opened July 31, 1933 at 116 Main St. N. The store moved to 225 Main ST. N in 1945.

The organization announced on January 15, 2000 that they were closing the Moose Jaw location due to poor sales.

In May 1977 a public meeting was held for those interested in forming a Tuxford community organization. Many were interested in compiling a history of the Tuxford area. That was the beginning of the Tuxford Heritage Group. Many people came forward to volunteer their time and efforts to the project.

At the Heritage Group’s first meeting they decided “to record the history of the Tuxford community, the book to be hard covered, of standard size and well-illustrated with local pictures, to cover the Village of Tuxford and the former school districts of Blofield, Buffalo Lake, Clinton, Fairwell, South Lake, and Westlake.” Committees were formed in each school district and letters were sent to as many family contacts as could be located, asking them to submit histories of their families, as well as human interest stories and photographs. They also asked permission to present all the original manuscripts submitted to the Moose Jaw Public Library Archives Department when the book was completed. The local media provided information on the project and public meetings were held to obtain material and stimulate further interest. Some of the committee members included Olive Wells, Vera Astleford, Clara Puddell, Elsie M. Hobday.

The book covers the period of time from 1857 to 1977. The book was published by the Tuxford Heritage Committee in 1979. It was printed by Friesen Printers, Altona, Manitoba. Financial assistance was provided by “New Horizons”, a federal government program to assist senior citizens in projects of their choice.

The Keeler Grandmothers Club was organized on June 19, 1954 at the farm home of Mrs. Percy Lightle. The first president was Mrs. Lightle, Secretary-treasurer was Mrs. Irene Bullivant. The club was a social club and all the senior ladies of the Keeler district were welcome to join. Charter members were: Mrs. J. Keeler, Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. J. Gardner, Mrs. W. Shwenneker, Mrs. H. Buckmaster, Mrs. P. Lightle, Mrs. H. Dow, Mrs. D. English, Mrs. J. Aupperle, Mrs. R. Swanson, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Bullivant, Mrs. Crittenden, Mrs. Knight, Mrs. Pierce and Mrs. Smith. Membership dues were 25 cents per year. A collection was taken at each meeting for lunch and a white elephant draw. Contests and bingos were also enjoyed.
By the 1990's the Club had retired to Moose Jaw with its members and still met in each others homes. In 2001 the games were discontinued and members met monthly for lunch at a local restaurant.
In 2006 the Club still meets once a month for coffee and fellowship.

The Pla-Mors Hockey Club was organized by former junior hockey players who still loved the game and desired to play. The possibility of reviving the old Senior Hockey League was discussed. Sponsors considered it a bad risk. In 1959 the players decided to go ahead and organize, even if it meant costing them money personally the first year. Their purpose was to promote their own calibre of hockey and foster minor hockey. They were instrumental in re-organizing the Saskatchewan Senior League consisting of Moose Jaw, Yorkton, Regina and Saskatoon. The first coach of the Pla-Mors was Roy Belbin, captain George Hunchuk, manager Jim Chadwick and trainer Earl Gray. Executive for 1959-1960 were Jim Chadwick, president; Leo Heisler, vice-president; Ernie Webb, secretary-treasurer and executive members Clarence Waldo, Merv Hulse and Dr. Bill Mullen.